On 15 February
Kenyan nun, Sister Anna Hadija Ali, sponsored and supported by Monseignor
Emmanuel Milingo, an African Bishop, held a press conference in Rome
and spoke about her experience of meetings every Thursday since 1987
with Jesus Christ. European media have reported on this event, including
Italian and French television, News of the World (UK) and Hello magazine
(UK).
Two photographs she had taken of Jesus in 1987 and 1988 were displayed
at the conference and have been included in a book entitled Divine Call
recording her experiences. In the photograph taken in 1988, Jesus weeps
blood. Since then, every Wednesday prior to her meeting, Sister Anna's
face becomes swollen and painful and the following day she, too, weeps
blood. Her doctor remarked that this is an "absolutely inexplicable
phenomenon from the scientific and human point of view". He also
commented on an "extraordinary aroma of freshness" she exudes
during this process, which he concluded is the "perfume of the
Christ".